PRESS CONFERENCE SUMMARY: LOS ANGELES, CA – June 10, 2026. NCRI-US Conference and Exhibition Calls on FIFA to Expel the Iranian Regime Due to IRGC Control and Human Rights Violations.
PRESS CONFERENCE MEDIA KIT: Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, NCRI Calls on FIFA to Expel Iran’s Regime from International Football
PRESS ONFERENCE MEDIA ADVISORY. LOS ANGELES — On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a press conference and photo exhibition will be held in Los Angeles, calling on FIFA to suspend and expel the Iranian regime from international football for its interference, systematic violations of athletes’ rights, and FIFA’s governing statutes.
Speakers will present evidence demonstrating the direct interference of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other repressive bodies in Iran’s football and sports institutions. Their intervention has deprived athletes of freedom of expression, equal opportunity, independent participation in sports, imprisonment, and death, in violation of FIFA statutes and internationally recognized principles governing sports.
Some renowned former members of Iran’s National Football Team who played in the previous World Cups, as well as other athletes, will share their experiences during the conference.
An extensive photo exhibit will highlight the stories of athletes who have been executed, killed, imprisoned, or otherwise persecuted by the regime, as well as the broader pattern of state interference with Iranian sports.
As the world’s attention turns to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, participants will urge ending the Iranian regime’s use of football and international sporting events as instruments of repression and propaganda.
WHEN: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHO: Athletes and human rights advocates
CONTACT: media@ncrius.org
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